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Identification
- Name:
- Hard woods, dust inhalable fraction
CLASSIFICATION AND LABELLING (Regulation 1272/2008)
No classifications available
Specific health risks
Occupational Exposure Limits (OEL) ?
Daily exposure limit values (VLA-ED) published by the Spanish National Institute of Safety and Health at Work (INSST). They represent the average concentration of a chemical agent in the worker's breathing zone, measured or calculated in a time-weighted manner for an 8-hour daily working period. (https://www.insst.es/valores-limites-de-exposicion)
2 mg/m3
Fracción inhalable: si el polvo de maderas duras se mezcla con polvo de otras maderas, el valor límite se aplicará a todo el polvo de madera presente en la mezcla.
Medida transitoria: valor límite: 3 mg/m3 hasta el 17 de enero de 2023.
Restriction/prohibition regulations
Restricted substances under REACH ?
Substances listed in Annex XVII of the REACH Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006, subject to restrictions on their manufacture, placing on the market or use. Restrictions may be total or partial, limiting specific applications, maximum concentrations or user groups.
Limitations: 1. Shall not be used, in jokes and hoaxes or in mixtures or articles intended to be used as such, for instance as a constituent of sneezing powder and stink bombs. 2. Jokes and hoaxes, or mixtures or articles intended to be used as such, not complying with paragraph 1 shall not be placed on the market. 3. However, paragraphs 1 and 2 shall not apply to stink bombs containing not more than 1,5 ml of liquid.
Source: R. 1907/2006. Annex XVII